Q. Do you approve or disapprove of the following measures contained in the budget?

Total approve

Total disapprove

Strongly Approve

Approve

Disapprove

Strongly disapprove

Don’t know

A levy on vacant properties owned by foreign investors

82%

7%

51%

31%

5%

2%

11%

Payment reductions for jobseekers who fail to attend Centrelink appointments

76%

14%

43%

33%

9%

5%

9%

A levy on businesses who hire foreign workers on permanent and temporary work visas

71%

16%

35%

36%

12%

4%

14%

A one-off cash payment for single parents and pensioners to compensate for increased energy prices

69%

19%

27%

42%

14%

5%

12%

A trial of drug testing for jobseekers receiving unemployment benefits

69%

22%

42%

27%

13%

9%

9%

A levy on big banks which will raise $6.2bn over four years

66%

19%

38%

28%

12%

7%

14%

Building a second airport in Sydney at Badgerys Creek

54%

18%

15%

39%

13%

5%

28%

A 0.5% increase to the Medicare levy to fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme

49%

39%

15%

34%

22%

17%

13%

All but one measure, the increase to the Medicare levy to fund the NDIS, received majority approval.

The most popular measure was a levy of vacant properties owned by foreign investors (82% approve). Support for this measure was highest among those aged 65+ (94% approve), and lowest among those aged 18-24 (63%).

The least popular measure was the Medicare levy to fund the NDIS, although this still received 49% approval, and only 39% disapproval. Support for this measure was highest among Greens voters (68% approve) and Liberal/National voters (59%), and was lowest among those aged 35-44 (34% disapprove) and ALP voters (42%).

While 54% supported the Badgerys Creek airport, 67% of those living in NSW, where the airport would be located, supported the measure.